"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )